It's a testament to the kind of day Ezio is having that a giant talking pigeon somehow is not the strangest thing he has seen in the last few hours. However, that doesn't mean it fails to grab his attention. He has to pause and blink a few times to make sure that, yeah, he is definitely not seeing things.

He doesn't have to be told to run twice, though. Ezio is no coward, but he's also no monster slayer. The assassin swears under his breath again, and then takes off into the trees.